2006–07 Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants season

2006–07 Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants season
Head coach	Ryan Gregorio
General Manager	Alvin Patrimonio
Owner(s)	San Miguel PureFoods
Philippine Cup results
Record	10–8 (55.6%)
Place	5th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinals (lost to Talk 'N Text)
Fiesta Conference results
Record	6–12 (33.3%)
Place	8th
Playoff finish	Wildcard First Round (lost to Coca-Cola)
Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants seasons

The 2006–07 Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants season was the 19th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

August 19: The 2007 PBA Draft took place at Market! Market! in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig.

Round	Pick	Player	Height	Position	Nationality	College
1	9	Boyet Bautista	5'5"	Point Guard	Philippines	Letran
2	20	Olan Omiping	6'1"	Guard	Philippines	UE

Roster

Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 4 Artadi, Paul 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) UE C 5 Salvador, Jondan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) St. Benilde F 7 Evangelista, Rey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UST G 8 Simon, Peter June 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Mindanao C 10 Adducul, Rommel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) San Sebastian G 13 Yap, Roger 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) USJ–R F 15 Pingris, Marc 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) PSBA G 18 Yap, James 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UE F 21 Raymundo, Kerby (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Letran F 28 Yee, Richard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) UST F 35 Chandler, Marquin (I) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) San José State G 40 Castillo, Noy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) The Citadel

Head coach Ryan Gregorio Assistant coach(es) Koy Banal Ronnie Magsanoc Dayong Mendoza Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (I) Import Injured

Records

Philippine Cup

The Giants finished 5th in the standings.

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Barangay Ginebra Kings	13	5	.722	—	Advance to semifinals
2	San Miguel Beermen	13	5	.722	—
3	Red Bull Barako	11	7	.611	2	Advance to quarterfinals
4	Talk 'N Text Phone Pals	10	8	.556	3
5	Purefoods Chunkee Giants	10	8	.556	3
6	Sta. Lucia Realtors	10	8	.556	3	Advance to wildcard round
7	Alaska Aces	8	10	.444	5
8	Air21 Express	7	11	.389	6
9	Coca-Cola Tigers	5	13	.278	8
10	Welcoat Dragons	3	15	.167	10

Source:
Notes:

Fifth-seed playoff

On January 3, the Purefoods Chunkee Giants defeated the Sta. Lucia Realtors, 92–78, at the Cuneta Astrodome. Purefoods advances to the quarterfinals, while Sta. Lucia has to go through the wildcard phase.

ABC

January 3

Purefoods Chunkee Giants 92, Sta. Lucia Realtors 78

Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay

Bracket

	Quarterfinals (Best-of-5)					Semifinals (Best-of-7)					Finals (Best-of-7)
						1	Barangay Ginebra	4
	4	Talk 'N Text	3			4	Talk 'N Text	2
	5	Purefoods	1								1	Barangay Ginebra	4
											2	San Miguel	2
						2	San Miguel	4
	3	Red Bull	3			3	Red Bull	3
	6	Sta. Lucia	1								Third place playoff
											4	Talk 'N Text	124
											3	Red Bull	111

Quarterfinals: (4) Talk 'N Text vs. (5) Purefoods

Defeating the Realtors on the fifth-seed game, the Giants availed themselves of a week's rest to prepare for the Phone Pals. With the elimination round series split at 1–1, with the last game needing three overtimes to finish, the series was seen as opposites with Purefoods having a deliberate-type of offense while Talk 'N Text going for the uptempo style of play.

In the first game of the series, Marc Pingris of Purefoods top-scored with 19 points to draw first blood. However, Pingris himself suffered a broken nose as the Giants were routed, due to a collision with Jimmy Alapag of the Phone Pals. At the dying moments of the game, Purefoods' Paul Artadi and Alapag had an altercation, and both were ejected from the game; Alapag himself was suspended for Game 3 for punching Artadi in the face, with Roger Yap also suspended and received penalty. In the third game however, with Pingris wearing a face mask, he was again injured in the second quarter, this time in the left ankle. He did not return, and the Giants were routed by the Phone Pals to lead 2–1.

The Phone Pals dethrone the Giants as Purefoods ran out of gas in Game 4, facing first-seed Barangay Ginebra.

ABC

January 14

Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 84, Purefoods Chunkee Giants 87

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

ABC

January 17

Purefoods Chunkee Giants 92, Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 110

Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay

ABC

January 19

Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 102, Purefoods Chunkee Giants 78

Yñares Center, Antipolo

ABC

January 21

Purefoods Chunkee Giants 96, Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 115

Talk 'N Text wins series, 3-1

Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay

Fiesta Conference

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Red Bull Barako	13	5	.722	—	Advance to semifinals
2	Alaska Aces	12	6	.667	1
3	Barangay Ginebra Kings	12	6	.667	1	Advance to quarterfinals
4	Talk 'N Text Phone Pals	11	7	.611	2
5	Air21 Express	10	8	.556	3
6	San Miguel Beermen	10	8	.556	3	Advance to wildcard round
7	Coca-Cola Tigers	7	11	.389	6
8	Purefoods Chunkee Giants	6	12	.333	7
9	Sta. Lucia Realtors	5	13	.278	8
10	Welcoat Dragons	4	14	.222	9

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

Bracket

	Wildcard phase (Single elimination)					Wildcard phase (Single elimination)					Quarterfinals (Best-of-3)					Semifinals (Best-of-7)					Finals (Best-of-7)
	6	San Miguel	102													2	Alaska	4
	9	Sta. Lucia	85								3	Brgy. Ginebra	1			6	San Miguel	2
						6	San Miguel	102			6	San Miguel	2
						7	Coca-Cola	101													2	Alaska	4
	7	Coca-Cola	100																		4	Talk 'N Text	3
	8	Purefoods	97
																1	Red Bull	2			Third place
											4	Talk 'N Text	2			4	Talk 'N Text	4
											5	Air21	1								6	San Miguel	96
																					1	Red Bull	103

Transactions

Trades

mid-season 2007

To Red Bull Barako Don Camaso

To Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants Rommel Adducul